disease interaction(s) of HIV1 infection with myocardial infarction
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Pathology
- 1/2 of MIs in patients with HIV1 infection may not be associated coronary artery occlusion in the setting of unstable atherosclerotic plaque, but from mismatch between oxygen demand & supply due to severe hypotension due to sepsis or because of vasoconstriction with cocaine or other drug use[1]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Crane HM, Paramsothy P, Drozd DR et al. Types of myocardial infarction among human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals in the United States. JAMA Cardiol 2017 Jan 4 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28052152 <Internet> http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2594835